The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-06
THE OHIO ELECTIONS.
Cincinnati Labor Leaders Threaten a Con-
test OH Behalf of Stevenson.

Cincinnati Labor Leaders Threaten Con-
test Behalf of Stevenson.
Special to the Indianapolis JournaI.
CINcINNArI, April 5.-The labor element
which went to bed last night confident of having
elected Stevenson Mayor, awoke this morning
to find Smith apparently 200 or more ahead.
They have not yet given Up hope, however
Their figures give Smith only 134 plurality, and
they believe the official canvass and recount
in one or two wards will show Stevenson elected.
Tonight their executive committee met and re-
solved to await the official count, and if that
does not elect Stevenson they will contest for
Stevenson, and believe, from investigation to-
day, that they can overcome Smiths plurality by
recount in the Seventeenth ward They will
form big political organization like the Lin
coin (Republican) Club here. to be known as the
Central Labor League, and all ward clubs will
preserve their organization for the fall campaign
- was stated tonight that the entire cost of
their campaign was less than $500.
Mr.. w. H. Stevenson, the United Labor can
didate for Mayor, will not concede his defeat
but. on the contrary, says that on fair count
it will be found that he has been elected by a
comfortable majority. He says the party is
here to stay. Next fall they will organize more
thoroughly, and will endeavor to capture all the
county Offices A State organization will be eff
fected, and thorough canvass will be made.
Under no circumstances will they coaesce with
either Of the old parties Tonight it is asserted
by the party leaders that frauds have been per-
petrated by the Republicans in the Third.
Seventeenth and Twenty fourth wards The
official count will begin to morrow.
The complete count for Mayor, yesterday.
shows: Smith, Republican. 1883; Matson,
Democrat. 1881; Stevenson. Labor, II, 367
Smiths plurality, SOC. The pluralities of the
other candidates are as follows: F. w. Moore,
judge of the Superior Court. 2, 050; T. F. Horst
man. city solicitor, l,S40; A T. Bohrer, treas
usor. 2.S62: J. A. Caldwell, judge of the Police
Court: 3 949; J. c. Schwartz prosecuting attor-
ney of the Police Court. 3, 450; Emil Rehse clerk
OF the Police Court 1928
An unofficial footing for ward officers shows
the following result: Counclimen-l3 Republic
ans, Labor, Democrats. Board of Education
Ia Republicans, s Labor 9 Democrats
A curious fact is that the Third, Fourth,
Nineteenth and Twentv-frst wards heretofore
strongly Democratic and the Tenth, Eleventh,
reerty'saeoud aud Twenty fourth. strongly
! Republican, were carried yesterday by the
Labor party
The Commercial Gazette says: s'The Demo
| cratic managers saw early yesterday that they
| were not going to win and suddenly issued or
tuIoWluS tnolF strength, so lar AS III was at
| command, for the Labor ticket. This is pre-
| clselv tho opposite course from that pursued by
| the Republicans in New York when the unex-
| pected strength of the labor party appeared.
| The Republicans there broke ranks and gave
Hewitt votes to defeat George. Amor Smiths
| friends acted in good faith throughout to the
| whole ticket. The most remarkable thing about
the election is the appearance of the Democratic
party as the third party. Whatever may be the
deficiencies of the Labor party in the excess OF
| their theories which may be modified by ex
| perience. they not in politics for DOODLE and
whatever might happen to them if they were
long in the enjoyment of power, they start fail
as honest men. and it is profound satisfaction
though they chased Amor Smith so close, thai
they outvoted the Doodle Democracy"